Fishing Program Returns To Button Rock

Published on Thursday, June 11 2015 19:40

On Wednesday, June 17, six hundred annual fishing permits for Ralph Price Reservoir at Button Rock Preserve will go on sale. This news marks another step forward in the region’s journey to recovery after the September 2013 floods.Longmont’s Button Rock Preserve, home to Ralph Price Reservoir, has been closed since September 11, 2013. Massive flooding ripped apart the landscape and destroyed infrastructure housed in the area, vital to the city’s water utility. After

About Town with LaVern Johnson - June 11, 2015

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is an elected official. Her opinions are hers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the entire Board of Trustees.

A TERRIBLE WEEKIt has finally quit raining and hailing, however, the big two-inch hailstones seemed to have affected all our roofs again (the last big hailstorm was June 28, 2013). Now roofing contractors are again converging on our town to get business.

BOT Wrestles With URA

Published on Thursday, June 04 2015 20:29

Urban Renewal Authority (URA) was the "topic of the day” Monday evening for the Board of Trustees (BOT). Not only were there five items about URAs on the agenda, but the pre-meeting workshop covered the subject, as did a hastily called executive session, post-meeting, to strategize with council about a bill signed last Friday by

A Request for a Continuance

Published on Thursday, June 04 2015 19:39

Dear Editor,As most of you are now aware, we have made the decision to ask for a continuance with regards to our proposed annexation to the Town until a deeper annexation study can be conducted, and the current moratorium lifted. We were asked at the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) meeting why we would

The Hills are Alive

Published on Thursday, June 04 2015 18:56

Roads Traveled with Linda L Osmundson

A high school senior and very talented artist, Ann Dang, was asked to paint the Bavarian Neuschwanstein Castle on the back of this ukulele. Her view may seem familiar even if you’ve never visited Bavaria, and rightly so. The castle, with its Romanesque Revival and Gothic architecture, influenced Walt Disney when he built Disneyland’s

About Town with LaVern Johnson - June 4, 2015

Published on Thursday, June 04 2015 18:47

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this column is an elected official. Her opinions are hers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the entire Board of Trustees. Another nice week gone by. Wow, what a lot of rain. Everything is so green. However, we will probably be suffering a hot summer, so be prepared.

Boulder County Housing Assistance Program Moving To Lottery System

Published on Wednesday, June 03 2015 19:06

On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16 and 17, Boulder County will accept applications for distribution of available Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for the first time since 2008. These vouchers provide rental assistance to qualified low-income households to help them obtain safe, decent, and affordable housing. The program currently serves close to seven hundred and twenty low-income households in Boulder County. It is anticipated

Lyons New Trees, One Hundred Percent Living!

Published on Thursday, May 28 2015 13:56

By Ron GosnellThe new trees planted by volunteers last spring have broken dormancy. In spite of a harsh early freeze last fall that caused some damage, all the new trees are growing. Way to go, Volunteers!

The first winter after transplant is critical for new tree survival. The top-notch planting care given by the planting teams, and follow-up maintenance by Public Works, Parks and others, helped achieve this welcome result.